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Democrats want to know if ICE is hiring Jan 6 rioters (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It seems extremely obvious they would be.

I thought it was literally the easiest assumption to make.

Also it’s awesome that the media just calls them “rioters.” Oh definitely, just a plain old riot...

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As evidenced in multiple articles, yeah. They are hiring J6ers as well as literally anyone that can fill out a form.

[–] zikzak025@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or even if you fail at filling out the forms, apparently.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

The extremely lax physical fitness test is still somehow failing out the majority of applicants at least.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Fucking duh. They absolutely are.